Kutter Crawford

Kutter Crawford

29-Year-Old PitcherSP
Boston Red Sox
60-Day IL
Injury Wrist
Est. Return 2/1/2026
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Crawford was a full-time starter in 2024 and took every turn, leading Boston in innings (183.2), starts (33), strikeouts (175) and WHIP (1.12). His 4.36 ERA (4.35 xFIP) represented a regression as did his strikeout percentage (23.1 percent) and hard-hit rate (36.3). That may have been due to a career-high workload for the 28-year-old right-hander, whose previous high was 129.1 innings. He admitted the workload was a challenge to stay effective and be consistent over the long haul. To that end, his 2024 workload sets him up to be stronger in 2025. Another area where Crawford needs to improve is the long ball; he led MLB with 34 home runs allowed, which can happen when a pitcher lives in the zone. Locating better in 2025 will be his focus. It's unclear where Crawford slots in the rotation; the Red Sox have a bevy of starters and the addition of Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler could push Crawford to the back end or the bullpen. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Red Sox in January of 2025.
Needs season-ending wrist surgery
PBoston Red Sox
Wrist
June 25, 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that Crawford will undergo right wrist surgery that will "most likely" keep the pitcher out for the remainder of the season, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
ANALYSIS
Crawford began the season on the injured list with a right knee injury that first cropped up over the winter. However, it's Crawford's wrist that's been the bigger issue over the last few weeks, and the decision has been made to have surgery. The specific nature of the operation isn't clear, but the team should have more details on Crawford's status after surgery.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2025
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-14%
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2023
 
 
-10%
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .208 653 155 49 123 23 2 29
Since 2023vs Right .237 633 155 38 139 33 2 22
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .207 394 91 27 74 10 0 20
2024vs Right .240 365 84 24 81 20 2 14
2023vs Left .209 259 64 22 49 13 2 9
2023vs Right .232 268 71 14 58 13 0 8
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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-30%
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-2%
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-59%
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.98 1.24 157.1 5 14 0 8.6 2.6 1.2
Since 2023Away 3.47 0.99 155.2 10 10 0 9.2 2.4 1.7
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 4.40 1.15 100.1 5 9 0 8.4 2.3 1.2
2024Away 4.32 1.09 83.1 4 7 0 8.7 2.7 2.3
2023Home 6.00 1.40 57.0 0 5 0 9.0 3.2 1.3
2023Away 2.49 0.87 72.1 6 3 0 9.7 2.0 1.1
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Crawford was one of the bright spots amidst a rocky season for the Red Sox' starting pitchers. It took until June for the right-hander to find a permanent spot in the rotation, but once that happened he posted a 4.20 ERA (3.64 FIP), 1.15 WHIP and 105:30 K:BB over 98.2 innings covering 21 starts the rest of the way. Crawford has one of the most effective four-seamers in baseball, an offering with elite spin which produced a 26 percent whiff rate. The 27-year-old's arsenal is also deep, with five additional pitches which all induced whiffs at at least a 20 percent rate. Crawford is a flyball pitcher who can be homer-prone at times, but he should have a spot in Boston's rotation locked up heading into 2024 and his arrow is pointing up.
Crawford throws the kitchen sink at hitters, which yes, includes a cutter. He lacks the pure stuff of some of the arms in the system, but he will take the ball as a reliever or as a starter as he is just happy to be part of the team and good lord willing, he can help the team win one game at a time. All cliches aside, his numbers are fascinating in that his four-seam fastball had an actual batting average against of .316, but the xBA was 69 points lower and the pitch had a 26% Whiff rate to it. He started using a slider last season as he worked to reduce the usage of his meh curveball, and that is something to watch as the pitch debuted nicely with a 42% whiff rate with a .174 xBA as he used it exclusively against righties. The larger problem has been his attack versus lefties has not gone well as the league lefties hit .275/.367/.600 against him last season. If those splits cannot get better, Crawford's fantasy value could come as a swing man in a bullpen backing up a health-risk riddled rotation.
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Suffers setback
PBoston Red Sox
Wrist
June 21, 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Saturday that Crawford has been shut down from throwing after experiencing continued issues in his right wrist coming out of his bullpen session Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
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Throws bullpen session
PBoston Red Sox
Wrist
June 21, 2025
Crawford (knee/wrist) threw a bullpen session Friday, MLB.com reports.
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Resumes mound work
PBoston Red Sox
Wrist
June 18, 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Crawford (knee/wrist) threw a bullpen session Tuesday and will throw another one Friday, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Regresses in throwing program
PBoston Red Sox
Knee
June 11, 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that Crawford (knee/wrist) will revert to playing catch after not "feeling great" during his last bullpen session, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Bullpen pushed back
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Knee
June 7, 2025
Crawford (knee) experienced more wrist pain Saturday and will have his bullpen session moved to next week, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Not expected to return this season
PBoston Red Sox
June 25, 2025
Crawford will undergo surgery on his right wrist and is "most likely" done for the rest of the 2025 season, according to Tim Healey of The Boston Globe.
ANALYSIS
Crawford is already on the 60-day injured list and is expected to stay there for the remainder of the season. Even though the 2025 campaign will end up being a lost year for Crawford, he has been a solid rotation arm for the Red Sox in recent years. He tossed 390.1 innings with a 4.47 ERA between 2022 and 2024, and he should have the chance to earn a rotation spot in spring training next year.
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